Genetics and the population history of Europe

Authors
Barbujani, G Bertorelle, G
Citation
G. Barbujani et G. Bertorelle, Genetics and the population history of Europe, P NAS US, 98(1), 2001, pp. 22-25
Citations number
52
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ISSN journal
00278424 → ACNP
Volume
98
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
22 - 25
Database
ISI
SICI code
0027-8424(20010102)98:1<22:GATPHO>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Analysis of genetic variation among modern individuals is providing insight into prehistoric events. Comparisons of levels and patterns of genetic div ersity with the predictions of models based on archeological evidence sugge st that the spread of early farmers from the Levant was probably the main e pisode in the European population history, but that both older and more rec ent processes have left recognizable traces in the current gene pool.